Adjustable temple and tip for spectacles or goggles



July 6,1926.l 1,591,181

F. A. POLLMILLER ADJUSTABLE. TEMPLE AND TIP EOE SPECTACLES 0R GoGGLEs Filed August 1o, 1925 Ill'rlllllllllllrllr "ATT-oNEY Y. l

Paketes July A6,1926.

anni) A. roLmrrLnn, or ARGENTINE, Kansas.

v ADJUSTABLE Tauern AND TIP Fon srscTAcLns on comme. v

Appunti@ md Aug-ust y1o, 1925.-.seria1m. 49,237.

This invention relates lto adjustable temples and tips for spectacles ,(which term shall'be understood to include goggles) and has for' itsprincipal object vto provide for i the 'adjustment of the temples to the required length and the 'tips to the required shape for comfortably Fitting the spectacles or goggles. to the Wea-rer. Usually the temvlples Afor spectacles are made of exible Wire i with curved ends tov fit over the ears, the

I.ends being adapted Vto be bent or partly.

i straightened.- to fit the wearer. The numberof adjustments that-can be made on any wide range, the. temple proper being ad,

justed as -to length, and the tip (which is i.really a part of the `temple and will here.-

rinater be understood -as included in the 1 term) =beingadjusted as to curvature -t ot lthe spectacles to the wearer.

. vIn carryingout the mv'entiomthe'irameis providedwith socket members constituting temple bars, and temple members are adjustably receivedin the socketmembers, there lbeing means for latchingthe temple members 'to the socket members so that afi terv the vadjustment has been ,madelthe two will be rigidly held t ether. There are various ways lof accomp ishing the desired result, but :I have illustrated." one form' of my invention inthe drawings'7 in whichi, l Fig 1 is-l a 'perspectivefview of a pair of spectacles constructed in accordancefwith .'myf invention. I Fig, 2l an enlarged sectional view through onev ofthe socket members, the temi ple` member being shown in elevation, y parts being-broken away to show the washers on th'efcurved end of the temple member. v Fig. .3.-is a sectional view through thel socket meI'nber-atl Vright Aangles to the view i shownin Fig. '2, thel temple member` being shownlY in elevation. v f

Fig- 4 is a .sect'onal view on the line 4 4 or'F1g.3,and j I AEig.` 5f is a ectiv'egvievv of one lend i of. the socket jinem l 1', .parts being broken awayto show the received .end 'of the temple Es yINVN'I, .OFFICEF 7' member,v the latch' being lshown in'uperspec-v" tive.

The spectacle.l frame-1, consisting of the,4

vtworims 2 and?) carryingthe lenses and 5,. may ybeof usual construction. To the sides of the frame l are fastened the. socket, lmembers 6 and 7 constituting parts 'of the temples and which may be adapted for con- 'nectionwith any type of hinge or other at Eachsocket mem" ber is provided with an elongatedbore or channel 8 having a constricted end 9 'proy tachmentv to the rims.

videdfwith notches .'10 formed by a screw 'thread lltoreeiye the rejections 12- on the fiat end 13j ofthe temp e member 14. rlhe temple member 14 may consist ofiiexlble wireiattened as atland having a curved carriesva plurality ofvvashersl or disks 17 to curved portion which extends backv of the earsv of the wearer. The Washers may be .30

threaded upon the curved end 15 of the temple. member 14 and held against move-v ment lengthwise of the wire by the button 16 at one end and by an'a'djusting nutA l18 at theothenv The-adjusting nut* 1.8 is slightly in rear of the iiatportion 13y of .eachtemple member andbears againstthe'front endwasher so.v that by tightening or loosening the nut, pressureis: exerted on or relieved fromfthe Washers 'and the curvature of the tip shortenedl or lengthened 4to adjust 'it to 'the ear. of the wearer. The ,bore 8 of the socket end 15 with 'ahead or button 16 on its lower i extremity.- IThecurved end 15 preferably vprovide, the necessary diameter for the l member at its free en'diispreferably of substantially` the diameter of the washers 17 so that. they vvill snugly fitxthesame,v as clearly shovvn' in Fig. 2. By providing theJiiat portion 13 on'eacli temple membervvith projections {or teeth cut on .the .same pitch line as the screw thread' in thesocket member,' it

will be, apparent that thetemple members may be screwed into and out or'l the socket members to makethe necessary adjustment.: Each socket member is providedv with'an 'elongated slot 19 in which is pivotevd a latch mem er .20.ha-ving a bifurcated end formed by the two'ing'ers 21 and 22 provided with lateral-.bosses or projections 23. and 24.-.

Y' The fingers are adapted toride over lthe sides l of the -iattened portionl 13 .of the temple member so thatfthe bosses or projections 2331 i q p,

11o fj and-,24 may engage in the spaces .between the projections or teeth 12 onthe lattenedfpjortion lato prevent the-temple member r being turned. The end of"v the latch .isl

provided with a lip or projection25 which nests. in an inclined portion 26 of the slotI so that the nail of the operator or 'a sharp instrument may be received between the lip orprojection 25 and thev socket member to `swing'the vlatch to the position shown in Fig.

y when it is desired to turn the temple member to effect the desired adjustment. Then the-desired adjustment hasxbeen effected, the

latch vwill be swung back to the position shown inFig 3,- the outer face of the latch 'being Hush with -thesocket member so that there will be no protruding parts.

I prefer .to provide the washers 17, at least those adjacent the/temple bars, with corre- Spending scale designations such as numv bers, alternating colors or otherwise so that extension of the tip members on the bar membersv at opposite sides may correspond and thereby balance the temples for proper adjustment of the lenses and for the comfort of the wearer.

The socket member may be madeI ot'any suitable material. .as .may also the washers, andthe adjustmentv may be made byany suitable set of notches adapted-to adjustably receive projections on the. flat bar 13, so I do .not Wish to be limited to the exact details of .construction shown, but reservethe right to make such changes in form, proportion and minor details of construction vas pended claims.

properly come withinvthe scope of the ap--v v:WhatI claim and desire to-secure by Letters-'Patent is =I l. .In combination with a 'spectacle frame, .temples-connected with the frame, eachI comprism'g 'a socket member havinor a restricted, screw-threaded inner end, and 2having a slot, a tip. member having a lat screw vportion threaded into the socket, and a latch on said.

socket lmember .having a bifurcated leg for engaging the flat portion of the tip to retain thel parts in adjusted osition.

2. In combination with aspectacle frame',

.temples connected with. the frame, each comprismg separate socket and tip membersthe tip` member v comprising a wire having an outer` portion provided `with ,a5 button at one `end and screw threads at the other end.v

washers on said wire,a nut threaded on said` Wire engaging the washers to adju'stablyv compress the same in the direction of the button, and means at the inner end of the Wire for attaching member.

3. In combination, aspectacle frame, elongated socket members fastened to the frame` the same to the socket `mternal threads in the socket members, temples Vhaving flat ends provided with. projections cut on the itch angle of the threads engaging the temp es, and .latches carried by the socket members having portions engage able 1n the spaces between the projections.A

4. In combination, a spectacle frame, sock-l et members carried by the frame havlng 1nv toy ternal notched portions, temples having flat portions provided with projections forenvgaging the notched portions to effect. adjust ment between the socket members and the temples, and a latch on each socketl member having a .bifurcated end to overlie the flat the temples, and a latch on each socket member having a bifurcated-end adapted to overlie the iatportion of the temple and provided With projections engaging the spaces between the projections on the flat portion of' the temple. f

6. In combination, a spectacleframcsock Aetmembers on the'respective sides oi the spectacle frame each having a central bore provided with a constrieted portion having threads, and adjustable temples consisting of' wires having fiat portions'formed with projections for `engaging' the threads, and washers onk the wires, the diametersof which' are substantially equal to the diameter of the bore. Y

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature. I

vanni) A. PoLLM-IL'LER. 

